I have a fan that has gone blind. She tells me that when she hears my writing she can see again. Her husband reads to her from my book each day. Sometimes I write descriptive nature pieces just for her…this is one of those times. There is a black cloud creeping up behind the mountain … Continue reading A Game of Tag
Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back
This is a copy of an article a wrote that was published in the July issue of Laurel Magazine in Highlands NC.... The shirt I am wearing says Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back. In fact, the past 7 years of Relay for Life purple survivor shirts in my closet carry the same exact message. As I … Continue reading Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back
My Own Adventure
The launch was amazing. The speakers were so down to earth and real. It was not a show, just genuine people leading these young people to change the world, while being changed themselves. It was comforting to see. The fellowship with other parents was a healing balm. Knowing I am not in this alone was … Continue reading My Own Adventure
Fly
I am sitting in my room which overlooks the runway at the airport. I watch the toy planes take off for worlds unknown to me. I think about the tiny people in those planes, people who have families and friends at home. They have jobs, and lives, and I wonder where they are going and … Continue reading Fly
An Unexpected Lesson
The smell of campfire smoke and bacon met me at the entrance to the trail. In the cool of the morning the shadows and shade kept the temperature just above needing a jacket. Once I was moving, the thought of extra clothing subsided due to the humidity. This trail is my inspiration-trail and that is … Continue reading An Unexpected Lesson
Summer Simplicity
I took a stroll to the mail box just in time for a summer shower. Once I got back up to my front porch swing, I was taken with how the sound of pouring rain in the woods is so similar to the sound of a waterfall. Rushing to the ground, it slides over the … Continue reading Summer Simplicity
More on the Arrow
As luck would have it, one of the summer school field trips I went on this summer included an archery lesson for my students. Just so you know, I do not believe in luck. After my Arrows in the Hands of a Warrior blog, I found the lesson fascinating because my eyes were still open … Continue reading More on the Arrow
Faster Daddy Faster!
If you want to know where my love of wind in my face began, I think I can tell you the story. I pinpoint it back to one snowy day at our mountain home in Clayton. Some family and friends had made it in before the storm so there were many kids of all ages. … Continue reading Faster Daddy Faster!
Zoo Atlanta…oh the places we’ll go
As a teacher, I have a love/hate relationship with field trips. I think most teachers would agree that being out of the classroom is a way to engage students in a different way than the norm. I also think they would agree that taking students away from school requires that you are hyper-vigilant and that … Continue reading Zoo Atlanta…oh the places we’ll go
Songs on the Wind
It’s been a year since Louise took flight. I hadn’t really realized that the date was approaching until tears caught me off guard at the art show a couple of weeks ago. I was watching passersby take in our art. They were connecting with it and chatting with us. Rather suddenly tears rose to my … Continue reading Songs on the Wind
Michelle's Mosaic 